More than two-thirds of Britons are worried that minority of political activists have too much say over nation’s monuments, poll finds A huge 80 per cent of those questioned think that Churchill’s statue should stay The polling also showed that 69 per cent of people are proud of the UK’s history Concerns children aren’t being … Read more
Animal rights activists block traffic by gluing themselves to the road outside the Canadian Embassy in London in protest over fines for farm trespassers Animal rights activists took to the central London streets on Friday The demonstrators were campaigning against new trespassing laws in Canada The laws limit the chances of whistleblowers reporting animal cruelty … Read more
Extinction Rebellion activists launch new political party – by SHOP-LIFTING trolleys of food from a London Sainsbury’s ‘because poverty sucks’ The members of the Beyond Politics party walked out of a Sainsbury’s with food They claimed they were giving away ‘free food’ before raiding the supermarket Staff didn’t stop the stunt, though two activists did … Read more
Extinction Rebellion activists launch new political party – by stealing trolleys of food from a London Sainsbury’s ‘because poverty sucks’ The members of the Beyond Politics party walked out of a Sainsbury’s with food They claimed they were giving away ‘free food’ before raiding the supermarket Staff didn’t stop the stunt, though two activists did … Read more
Black Lives Matter protests have continued across the world with vigour this weekend as astonishing footage shows rival anti-racist and far-Right demonstrators fighting on the roof of a seven-storey building in Paris. The videos were shot in the French capital on Saturday afternoon after members of the Generation Identity group unfurled a banner reading ‘Justice … Read more
Thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters turned out in London today despite Boris Johnson’s calls to abandon demonstrations. Police officers were booed as they moved in to detain two of the protesters in Hyde Park after activists defied the Prime Minister’s instructions. Around 20 officers moved through large crowds of peaceful protesters sitting on the … Read more
Activists have removed a statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II in Brussels – days after another one was taken down in Antwerp due to anti-racism vandalism. The figure was removed from its plinth during Thursday night, Belgian broadcaster RTBF reported, leaving an empty stand in the Auderghem neighbourhood on Friday. Photos show the separated bust on the floor … Read more
Activists have removed a statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II in Brussels – days after another one was taken down in Antwerp due to anti-racism vandalism. The figure was removed from its plinth during Thursday night, Belgian broadcaster RTBF reported, leaving an empty stand in the Auderghem neighbourhood on Friday. Photos show the separated bust on the floor … Read more
Hundreds of police officers in face masks have congregated at a banned Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney – and warn they won’t hesitate to arrest protesters. Demonstrators will gather in Sydney and Melbourne this weekend for a second round of rallies after 90,000 took to the streets in solidarity with the global movement a week … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have taken to the streets of London for the second day running in solidarity with those in the US over the death of George Floyd. Hundreds of demonstrators were packed into Trafalgar Square on Sunday, chanting ‘I can’t breathe,’ the words Floyd was heard gasping as a white police officer knelt … Read more